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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 25, 2011 15:34:49 GMT -5
I have been working on a few trees recently and am now ready to plant them. however I needed to add some grass and forest floor before I could plant the trees. The area I chose to treat first was the small hillock to the left of the silos, being only a couple of feet long by 5 inches deep. The first task was to bed the silos into the scenery with 'Das' modelling clay. I also made a couple of retaining walls using 'Wills' random stone sheet, to represent the road access to the loading area behind the silos. I also covered the clay with Woodland Scenics 'earth blend' Jon
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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 25, 2011 15:55:01 GMT -5
Once the silos had been bedded in and the track inside the shed ballasted, I added a few mud landslips from the Das modelling clay which, when dry, resembles the colour of Alabama clay. I also tore up various Silflor grass mats and glued them to the sub-base in small patches, varying the colours as I went. The next job will be to blend in some forest ground cover before adding some bushes and trees. Now, fetch me a shrubbery....Ni! Jon
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Post by icghogger on Apr 25, 2011 16:01:40 GMT -5
That looks so realistic, it triggered my hayfever just looking at it!! Nice Work, Jon
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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 25, 2011 19:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by outback on Apr 25, 2011 20:06:51 GMT -5
WOW! Nice work. I am envious. I love the way you've blended the dirt into the grass. And the ground cover along the tracks is very well done.
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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 26, 2011 13:45:07 GMT -5
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Post by John on Apr 26, 2011 14:00:22 GMT -5
Thats looking really nice Jon, I especially like the mudslip effect on the banking. Great work!
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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 26, 2011 20:24:20 GMT -5
Taking the bull by the horns, I am going to jump straight to the next board that butts-up to the area just forested. It is only 21in x 15in but includes 2 roads, a bridge and a stone loading platform. The first photo shows the board from the back - the backscene will cover the white area The next photos show the part of the board that joins onto the area just next to the silos - just visible are the brass aligning dowels. These photos show the whole area to be scenicked - the wood bridge will sit at the far end, as a view block for the hole through the backscene into the as-yet unbuilt fiddle yard The last photo shows the front of the board (maroon) and the stone loading dock Now to lay some tarmac Jon
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Apr 27, 2011 12:32:16 GMT -5
Wow, Some of those at the end I would have sworn were the real thing if I hadn't seen the progress shots!
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Post by outback on Apr 27, 2011 20:30:27 GMT -5
Ok I have to ask I just can't hold it back any more.... What are you using for the ground cover along the rights of way and also as a base cover on the new board?
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Post by John on Apr 28, 2011 1:18:03 GMT -5
Are you going to be exhibiting Alabama any time soon?
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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 28, 2011 14:37:35 GMT -5
Ok I have to ask I just can't hold it back any more.... What are you using for the ground cover along the rights of way and also as a base cover on the new board? Woodland Scenics medium 'earth blend' sprinkled onto cheap brown acrylic paint while it was still wet Jon
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Post by jongrant4472 on Apr 28, 2011 14:40:57 GMT -5
Are you going to be exhibiting Alabama any time soon? SHA's first outing will be at Newcastle in November. Nottingham and Cardiff are also interested. I was pestering Nick Freezer last Easter for an invite to Ally Pally - Sweethome Chicago and Hudson Road have already been there, but Nick tends to wait until he has seen a layout at a show before inviting it, so fingers crossed. Jon
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Post by icghogger on Apr 29, 2011 8:35:39 GMT -5
Good Luck on the invite to Ally Pally, Jon....you can never expose yourself too much
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Post by outback on Apr 29, 2011 19:55:20 GMT -5
Thank you, I like the effect and colour. A very realistic blend for what I need to do too.
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Post by jongrant4472 on May 2, 2011 18:47:31 GMT -5
I added a dirt/gravel access road using torn up pieces of Silflor scenic matting, glued down with household glue. I had earlier added some DAS modelling clay to simulate bare patches, but these seem to have been covered up I'll continue with the grass until the area is covered, then add some bushes and weeds. The bridge has only been added temporarily, as it is easier to work without it in place. Jon
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Post by jongrant4472 on May 4, 2011 17:42:48 GMT -5
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Post by kcs1967 on May 5, 2011 5:08:54 GMT -5
Excellent progress Jon, keep them coming. I really love how the Silfor is working, makes me feel like I am in Alabama.
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Post by jongrant4472 on May 10, 2011 13:05:33 GMT -5
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Post by icghogger on May 10, 2011 13:56:27 GMT -5
Damn Fine Work !!!!!
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